What color is #648B92?

#648B92 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Gothic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #648B92?

The RGB value is 100, 139, 146: 100 red, 139 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #648B92?

The complementary color is #926B64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #648B92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#648B92 color

#648B92 rgb(100, 139, 146)

Shades of teal

The hex color #648B92 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 39.2% red, 54.5% green and 57.3% blue (100, 139, 146).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 19% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Gothic (#698890), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.65:1).

#648B92 color codes

HEX	`#648B92`
RGB	`rgb(100, 139, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(39.2%, 54.5%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 19%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 32%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 5%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.33, -11.67, -8.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.33, 14.2, 214.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.675, 23.249, 30.639)`
Decimal	`6589330`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #648B92, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #648B92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#648B92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #648B92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #648b92; }
.text { color: #648b92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #648b92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(100 139 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #648b92, #647492); }

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Questions

What color is #648B92?: #648B92 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Gothic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #648B92?: The RGB value is 100, 139, 146: 100 red, 139 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #648B92?: The complementary color is #926B64, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #648B92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.